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Polydactylus quadrifilis (Cuvier, 1829) 
AphiaID: 276599

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Polynemidae (Family) > Polydactylus (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Polydactylus Lacepède, 1803
Synonymised
taxa
  Polynemus quadrifilis Cuvier, 1829 (basionym)
Trichidion quadrifilis (Cuiver, 1829)
Sources  additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details]

additional source: Motomura, H. (2004). Threadfins of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of polynemid species known to date. Family Polynemidae. FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 3. Rome, FAO. 117 p., 151 figs, 6 pls. [details]

additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
English giant African threadfin (from synonym)  [details]
Fon chikoué  [details]
Fon gainfio  [details]
French capitaine (from synonym)  [details]
French gros capitaine (from synonym)  [details]
Kabuverdianu barbo (from synonym)  [details]
Mandinka sori (from synonym)  [details]
Portuguese barbudo (from synonym)  [details]
Portuguese barbudo-gigante (from synonym)  [details]
Portuguese capitão (from synonym)  [details]
Portuguese peixe-barba (from synonym)  [details]
Spanish barbudo gigante africano (from synonym)  [details]
Wolof njaane (from synonym)  [details]
Wolof njaane jaara (from synonym)  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution type locality: Senegal (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Africa (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
FAO fishing area 34 [details]
Specimen  Holotype (from synonym): MNHN 756, locality Senegal [view taxon]
Host of  Caligus mauritanicus Brian, 1924 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Caligus vexator Heller, 1865 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Lernanthropus gisleri van Beneden, 1832 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Thysanote exornata Brian, 1939 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Caligus mauritanicus minuscula Brian, 1924 (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To FishBase
To ITIS
Image 
Polydactylus quadrifilis
Polydactylus quadrifilis
added on 2008-12-13 - author: Collection Georges Declercq
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:276599
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z  created  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Polydactylus quadrifilis (Cuvier, 1829). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276599 on 2013-05-19
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